He played some outstanding defense against Marc Gasol two seasons ago in the playoffs. I mean he was really, really fucking good. Straight up man defense and really held his own.
Put him in a league where big lumbering centers need to be defended in the post with one man, and he'd be a-ok. You could slot him in for 20 minutes a night and not worry, and even start him if you had rebounding at your PF position.
I think he was just born in the wrong era. If it were 1998, he never would've taken a three pointer and he'd be 6 hard fouls on Shaq and we'd all love him because he could make the occasional free throw or nice pass, unlike Chris Dudley. Chris Dudley made it 15 years in the NBA doing his thing, and Meyers has a lot more tools to work with.
Take a time machine and swap him for Damon Stoudamire and we'd all be a lot happier. The Mouse could be Napier on steroids, and who gives a fuck about his shitty defense or attitude.
Damon was meant to play in 2017. Meyers wasn't.